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200,000 flee new advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo despite Trump peace deal
Dec 9 – Two hundred thousand people have fled their homes in eastern Congo in recent days, the United Nations said, as Rwanda-backed rebels march on a strategic town just […]
Nigerian students to reunite with families after kidnapping ordeal
MINNA, Nigeria, Dec 9 – A group of 100 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued from kidnappers were set to be reunited with their families on Tuesday after undergoing medical checks […]
Exclusive-Thailand says tariffs must not be used to force peace with Cambodia
BANGKOK, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The threat of tariffs should be not used to pressure Thailand to start talks with Cambodia and halt renewed border fighting, the Thai foreign minister […]
Greece’s Heraklion airport resumes flights after farmers end protest
ATHENS, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Flights to and from Heraklion Airport on the Greek island of Crete resumed early on Tuesday, aviation officials said, after farmers who had been blocking […]
South Korea scrambles fighter jets as Chinese, Russian warplanes enter air defence zone
SEOUL, Dec 9 (Reuters) – South Korea’s military said it had scrambled fighter jets when Chinese and Russian military planes entered and left its air defence zone on Tuesday. Read […]
Czech president appoints Andrej Babis as new prime minister
PRAGUE, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Czech President Petr Pavel appointed the billionaire leader of the populist ANO party, Andrej Babis, as prime minister on Tuesday in a ceremony shown live […]
Japanese police release US playwright Jeremy O. Harris after drug arrest
TOKYO, Dec 9 (Reuters) – American actor and playwright Jeremy O. Harris was released from custody in Japan on Monday after his arrest last month on suspicion of attempting to […]
Fire breaks out in seven-storey building in Indonesia’s Jakarta, 13 dead
JAKARTA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – A fire broke out at a seven-storey building in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Tuesday, local broadcaster Kompas TV reported, with 13 people confirmed dead and […]
Lithuania declares state of emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus
VILNIUS, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Lithuania on Tuesday declared a state of emergency due to threats to public safety from smuggled balloons originating in Belarus, the government said. Read full […]
Cyclone Ditwah to delay Sri Lanka’s fragile recovery, worsen poverty
COLOMBO, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery will be delayed as Cyclone Ditwah’s devastation of homes, roads and vital crops pushes more families into poverty, with officials […]